Truss-evener.



F. i. CUDNEY.

muss EVENER.

APPLICATION FILED JANA, I915.

1 137 5 Patentfi Apr, 27, 1915.

' tion. Fig. 2 is FREDERICK J0me CUDNEY, or German VALLEY, NORTH DAKOTA.

TRUSS-EVENER.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 27, 1915- Application filed Ianuarye, 1915. Serial No. 446.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK JOHN Coo- NEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golden Valley, in the county of Mercer and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Truss-Eveners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in eveners for vehicles and comprises a simple and eflicient apparatus of this nature, consisting of a bar having truss rod connections therewith and designed'to distribute the strain equally upon the bar.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invena detail view of the evener removed from the tongue and whifiietree. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a part of the invention.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the tongue of a vehicle to which a bracket member B is fastened through the medium of a bolt C, the end of the bracket member B being apertured for the reception of the hammer bolt I) which passes through registering apertures E in the links E, one of which is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The evener H is provided with wear plates H upon opposite sides thereof, and J designates a truss rod, apertured as at I for the reception of the bolt L which passes through registering apertures E in the plates E and said bar J bends about the ends of the evener and is provided with two oppositely disposed lugs J which are bent against the opposite sides of the evener near the end thereof and serve to securely hold the truss rod against lateral movement, while the ends of the bar are bent against the outer longitudinal edge of the evener and securely bolted thereto. Each rod at the end of the evener is provided with an opening N to receive a link 0 whereby the latter mayv connect the truss bar to a similar truss bar Q upon the whifiietree Q. The whifiietree Q is held at its center by means of a spiral bar R which, after passing about the whifiietree, has its angled ends welded or otherwise secured to the rod Q.

By the provision vof an evener made in accordance with my invention, .it will be noted that the latter will be securely braced and the strain coming upon the same equally distributed, while means is provided for securely holding the truss rod to the evener.

What I claim to be new is 1. In combination with the tongue of a vehicle, a bracket member secured thereto, an evener bar and a truss rod bent about the ends of the bar and secured thereto, apertured plates, a bolt passing through said plates and rod, a hammer bolt passing through registering apertures in said plates and tongue, and whifiletrees connected to the truss rod and the ends of the evener.

2. In combination with the tongue of a vehicle, a bracket member secured thereto, an evener bar and a truss rod bent about the ends of the bar and secured thereto, said rod provided with eyes at the ends of the bar, apertured plates, a bolt passing through registering apertures therein and in said truss rod, a hammer bolt passing through said member and apertures in the tongue, whifiietrees, and a link connecting the same to said eyes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK JOHN CUDNEY.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. SCHARF, LON-C. BARKER. 

